Franklin Township Board of Supervisors: Meetings & Votes
Every board of supervisors meeting and every recorded vote, taken from the official minutes. Canceled meetings are listed too, along with scheduled meetings whose minutes were never posted online. Minutes are posted after they are approved, usually at the next meeting.
Meetings in 2015
- Dec. 21 · Regular meeting8 votesFranklin Township supervisors adopted the 2016 budget and plan to hire a police chief
- Nov. 16 · Regular meeting6 votesFranklin Township OK’d buying McKim Way homes through a FEMA mitigation grant
- Oct. 26 · Special meeting1 voteFranklin Township supervisors adopted a $1.03 million tentative 2016 budget
- Oct. 19 · Regular meeting6 votesFranklin Township supervisors sold a used F550 truck for $6,099 at online auction
- Sept. 16 · Regular meeting5 votesFranklin Township supervisors OK’d buying 1686 Mercer Road for $2,000
- Aug. 21 · Special meeting6 votesSupervisors moved to condemn, buy and demolish 1686 Mercer Road
- Aug. 17 · Regular meeting4 votesSupervisors backed a study of merging police with Marion Township
- July 20 · Regular meeting10 votesSupervisors approved plans for Cardinal Midstream’s Camp Run compressor station
- June 15 · Regular meeting11 votesSupervisors accepted Police Chief Brian Speer’s resignation
- May 18 · Regular meeting10 votesSupervisors approved buying the Murray property on McKim Way for $20,356
- April 15 · Regular meeting5 votesSupervisors approved right-of-way plans for the West Lancaster Bridge
- March 16 · Regular meeting8 votesSupervisors hired Andy’s Lawn Care for township mowing at $275
- Feb. 9 · Regular meeting9 votesFranklin supervisors split 2-1 to buy $85,788 road truck from Youngstown Kenworth
- Jan. 5 · Regular meeting13 votesFranklin supervisors approved Armstrong cable franchise and police body-camera policy
- Jan. 5 · Reorganization meeting3 votesFranklin supervisors reorganized, naming Norton chairman and Clyde vice chairman
How members voted in 2015
| Member | Attended | Votes cast | Voted against the majority | Abstained |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Clyde Supervisor Former member | 10 of 15 | 65 | 3 | 0 |
| James M. Norton Sr. Supervisor Former member | 15 of 15 | 105 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Steffler Supervisor Former member | 14 of 15 | 98 | 0 | 0 |
Attendance counts the meetings held while each member was on the board of supervisors. "Voted against the majority" counts no votes on motions that passed and yes votes on motions that failed. Tap a name to see every vote.
Many votes are taken by voice. When the minutes say a vote was unanimous, everyone present is shown voting yes. When they name members who voted no or abstained, everyone else present is shown voting yes. When they give only the result, individual votes are shown as not recorded.
Source: Franklin Township Board of Supervisors minutes. Recaps are drafted by the BeaverCountian AI Desk from the official minutes and reviewed by an editor.